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AI Risks Require Tougher Cyber Defenses, Top US Officials Warn
The US government’s top information security official warned that computer systems nationwide need to bolster their defenses to meet the growing threat of cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence. During remarks Wednesday, Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Duffy said …
Read More Medical Marijuana Card Does Not Bar Firefighter’s Suspension, Florida Court Says
A first responder plans to take his case to the Florida Supreme Court after an appeals court found that his medical marijuana use was not cool under federal law and a collective bargaining agreement. “In the end, this appeal is …
Read More People Moves: Ames & Gough Names Partners Lynch and Maxwell as Senior VPs
Ames & Gough Names Partners Lynch and Maxwell SVPs Ames & Gough, headquartered in Washington, D.C., appointed equity partners Brian Lynch and Jared Maxwell as senior vice presidents. Appointed an equity partner of Ames & Gough in 2023, Lynch leads …
Read More Climate Change Made Canada’s Forests Much More Likely to Burn: Report
The planet’s warming had a strong influence on destructive wildfires in Canada that have raged across Ontario and the Northwest Territories since late June, making the extreme fire weather that fueled them at least twice as likely, according to a …
Read More Trucking Company Sued for Sex Discrimination at Driver Training Academies
KLLM Transport Services LLC, a nationwide trucking company, and its subsidiary, KLLM Driving Academy, Inc., which operate driver training academies in Lancaster, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi, violated federal law by subjecting female student drivers to sex discrimination through several unlawful …
Read More Texas Must Rethink Massive Transmission Lines, Lawmakers Say
A growing chorus of Texas lawmakers is calling on the state’s electric grid managers and utility regulators to halt an expansive and increasingly controversial project to build transmission lines that would cut through several thousand acres of private property to …
Read More Minnesota Insurance Hall of Fame Announce 2026 Inductees
The Minnesota Insurance Hall of Fame has announced the eight members selected for induction into its 2026 class. The honorees will be formally recognized during the annual Minnesota Insurance Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 22, 2026, at the …
Read More Federated Acquires Illinois-Based HDVI
Federated Mutual Insurance Company has acquired commercial trucking insurance provider High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI). Based in Chicago, HDVI specializes in telematics-driven fleet insurance. The acquisition positions HDVI to accelerate its growth and innovative work within the commercial trucking insurance …
Read More HUB’s VIU Builds Insurance Agency Just for Credit Union Members in Carolinas
HUB International, one of the largest U.S. insurance brokerages, has inked a deal to offer insurance products to credit union members in the Carolinas and Georgia. Spero Financial Federal Credit Union, based in South Carolina, has launched Spero Insurance Services, …
Read More Meta AI Model Accessed Internet, Hacked Outside Firm
Meta Platforms Inc. said one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet and hacked into an outside service’s systems during cybersecurity testing, following other recent incidents across the AI industry that have escalated concerns about companies’ control over their …
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